Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2026-03-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday the feeder market was mostly stronger with a good quality offering. Feeder steers 350 lbs and under appeared stronger, while the 400-600 lbs steers were mostly steady to 3.00 lower in spots with a good supply and good demand. Yearling steers appeared stronger as well but with limited head to head comparisons. Feeder heifers 500 lbs and under were sharply higher with strong demand, while heifers over 500 lbs were steady to 5.00 higher with a good supply and good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were mostly steady with a good supply and good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $495.75/cwt on 33 head, up $26.74 from the prior sale. That ranks 30 of 31 comparable sales and sits +34.20 against this barn's trailing median of $461.54.

Average price

$495.75

▲ 26.74 vs prior sale

33 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,644

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$332

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2

$98.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.72

vs KY average

+12.57 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	532	498.74	2,652	32
Medium and Large 2	580	400.00	2,320	1thin

One grade step is worth $98.74/cwt here — about $332 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

31 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $500.70, low $384.59, median $461.54 across 31 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale33 hd

495.75

—

KY average24 barns · 1,362 hd

481.03

+14.72

National average169 barns · 10,003 hd

483.18

+12.57

This barn, trailing median31 sales

461.54

+34.20

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,655	205.76	3,406	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,544	176.54	2,725	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,238	170.87	2,116	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,070	147.92	1,582	19

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,230	$2,756	2thin

Every lot, as filed

100 lots · USDA AMS · Blue Grass Stockyards (Tuesday) - Lexington, KY

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	466	561.67/cwt	550.00–567.50	2,617	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	817	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,614	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	350–400	390	568.04/cwt	557.50–575.00	2,215	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	557	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,367	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,320	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,936	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	295	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	1,800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	365	605.00/cwt	605.00–605.00	2,208	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	418.14/cwt	400.00–425.00	2,179	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	805	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,475	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	880	352.02/cwt	348.00–356.00	3,098	177
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	805	354.40/cwt	348.00–354.50	2,853	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	250–300	290	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	1,914	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	450–500	457	519.15/cwt	517.50–522.50	2,373	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	579	400.72/cwt	390.00–412.50	2,320	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	772	347.48/cwt	345.00–352.50	2,683	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	533	470.52/cwt	432.50–476.00	2,508	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	200–250	240	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	1,656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	320	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,280	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	400	482.50/cwt	482.50–482.50	1,930	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	338	473.67/cwt	462.50–485.00	1,601	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	379	483.80/cwt	460.00–495.00	1,834	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	932	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,563	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	400–450	411	529.82/cwt	527.50–537.50	2,178	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,298	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	2,737	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,007	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	3,061	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	561	493.11/cwt	482.50–497.50	2,766	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	608	449.21/cwt	442.50–457.50	2,731	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	383.95/cwt	362.50–395.00	2,354	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,450	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	555	447.80/cwt	440.00–449.00	2,485	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	300–350	331	667.86/cwt	647.50–675.00	2,211	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	415	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,660	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	443	564.99/cwt	562.50–567.50	2,503	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	875	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,713	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	514.58/cwt	512.50–535.00	2,419	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,850	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	510	529.03/cwt	522.50–532.50	2,698	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	763	376.00/cwt	376.00–376.00	2,869	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	644	418.35/cwt	415.00–433.00	2,694	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	654	449.64/cwt	437.50–455.00	2,941	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	718	375.39/cwt	374.00–379.00	2,695	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	500	495.00/cwt	480.00–510.00	2,475	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	542.59/cwt	540.00–547.50	2,252	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	400–450	407	615.00/cwt	615.00–615.00	2,503	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	255	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	1,785	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	303	690.04/cwt	685.00–695.00	2,091	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	513	522.41/cwt	512.50–542.50	2,680	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	650–700	650	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,665	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,039	147.10/cwt	141.00–150.00	1,528	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,410	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,115	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,856	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,154	160.37/cwt	155.00–169.00	1,851	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,532	183.73/cwt	181.00–187.00	2,815	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,557	174.16/cwt	161.00–179.00	2,712	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,284	181.67/cwt	177.00–189.00	2,333	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	898	117.80/cwt	105.00–126.00	1,058	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	166.14/cwt	159.00–174.00	2,020	17
Bulls	—	—	1,290	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	2,025	1
Bulls	—	—	1,285	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	2,493	1
Bulls	—	—	1,778	215.84/cwt	207.00–225.00	3,838	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	958	217.27/cwt	209.00–232.50	2,081	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,048	193.99/cwt	187.00–199.00	2,033	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	2,755.69/head	2,650.00–2,850.00	2,756	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	377	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	2,092	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,160	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,685	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	455	567.50/cwt	567.50–567.50	2,582	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	438	574.34/cwt	565.00–580.00	2,516	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	220	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	1,540	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,936	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	400–450	400	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	1000–1050	1,015	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	2,055	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	416.98/cwt	415.00–419.00	2,598	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	325.64/cwt	320.00–327.00	2,377	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	477.79/cwt	465.00–485.00	2,676	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	493.11/cwt	482.50–502.50	2,559	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	520.67/cwt	500.00–535.00	2,499	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	721	361.87/cwt	353.00–367.50	2,609	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	671	382.67/cwt	379.00–397.50	2,568	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	336	622.30/cwt	605.00–630.00	2,091	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	261.54/cwt	240.00–305.00	2,066	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	367	524.06/cwt	510.00–545.00	1,923	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	315	543.10/cwt	530.00–555.00	1,711	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	420	509.98/cwt	500.00–512.50	2,142	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	451	478.25/cwt	477.50–479.00	2,157	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,637	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	190	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	988	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	671	392.64/cwt	381.00–399.00	2,635	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	393.82/cwt	382.50–400.00	2,434	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,908	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	408.60/cwt	400.00–412.50	1,965	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	1200–1250	1,205	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	2,862	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	800–850	838	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,849	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	433.63/cwt	425.00–450.00	2,103	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	620	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,860	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	292	582.42/cwt	550.00–600.00	1,701	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	265	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,352	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	693	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,339	3

How this sale compares

Kentucky weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Kentucky auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Kentucky feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Blue Grass Stockyards (Tuesday) - Lexington, KY

Tue Mar 31, 2026

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Frankfort, KY (LS-LG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 727Last week 681Year ago 499

Slaughter CattleReceipts 112Last week 77Year ago 64

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 8Year ago 26

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	610.00	610.00
1	350–400	365	605.00	605.00
2	400–450	443	562.50–567.50	564.99
23	450–500	466	550.00–567.50	561.67
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	500.00	500.00
12	450–500	470	512.50–535.00	514.58
2	500–550	500	480.00–510.00	495.00
8	550–600	555	440.00–449.00	447.80
18	600–650	644	415.00–433.00	418.35
5	650–700	680	402.50	402.50
13	700–750	718	374.00–379.00	375.39
4	750–800	763	376.00	376.00
2	800–850	817	320.00	320.00
1	850–900	875	310.00	310.00
7	1000–1050	1,007	304.00	304.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	490.00	490.00
1	450–500	495	495.00	495.00
1	550–600	580	400.00	400.00
3	600–650	613	362.50–395.00	383.95
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	500–550	510	522.50–532.50	529.03
7	550–600	561	482.50–497.50	493.11
9	600–650	608	442.50–457.50	449.21
13	650–700	654	437.50–455.00	449.64
67	800–850	805	348.00–354.50	354.40
177	850–900	880	348.00–356.00	352.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
18	300–350	331	647.50–675.00	667.86
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	415	400.00	400.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	690.00	690.00
1	250–300	290	660.00	660.00
10	350–400	390	557.50–575.00	568.04
12	400–450	411	527.50–537.50	529.82
6	450–500	457	517.50–522.50	519.15
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	500–550	533	432.50–476.00	470.52
17	550–600	557	425.00	425.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	265	510.00	510.00
2	300–350	338	462.50–485.00	473.67
7	350–400	379	460.00–495.00	483.80
2	400–450	400	482.50	482.50
6	450–500	485	425.00–450.00	433.63
31	500–550	521	400.00–425.00	418.14
19	550–600	579	390.00–412.50	400.72
9	600–650	618	382.50–400.00	393.82
14	650–700	671	381.00–399.00	392.64
3	750–800	772	345.00–352.50	347.48
1	800–850	805	307.50	307.50
2	900–950	932	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	400.00	400.00
1	600–650	620	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	440.00	440.00
3	450–500	481	400.00–412.50	408.60
1	500–550	545	350.00	350.00
3	650–700	693	337.50	337.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	292	550.00–600.00	582.42
2	300–350	315	530.00–555.00	543.10
6	350–400	367	510.00–545.00	524.06
11	400–450	420	500.00–512.50	509.98
4	450–500	451	477.50–479.00	478.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
3	800–850	838	340.00	340.00
1	1200–1250	1,205	237.50	237.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	190	520.00	520.00
7	300–350	336	605.00–630.00	622.30
2	350–400	377	555.00	555.00
3	400–450	415	540.00–547.50	542.59
4	450–500	480	500.00–535.00	520.67
8	500–550	519	482.50–502.50	493.11
4	550–600	560	465.00–485.00	477.79
8	600–650	623	415.00–419.00	416.98
5	650–700	671	379.00–397.50	382.67
6	700–750	721	353.00–367.50	361.87
1	750–800	770	342.50	342.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	407	615.00	615.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	700.00	700.00
1	250–300	255	700.00	700.00
2	300–350	303	685.00–695.00	690.04
7	400–450	438	565.00–580.00	574.34
1	450–500	455	567.50	567.50
12	500–550	513	512.50–542.50	522.41
1	650–700	650	410.00	410.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	535.00	535.00
1	350–400	395	490.00	490.00
1	450–500	450	480.00	480.00
5	700–750	730	320.00–327.00	325.64
3	750–800	790	240.00–305.00	261.54
1	1000–1050	1,015	202.50	202.50
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	450.00	450.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,039	141.00–150.00	147.10
10	—	1,154	155.00–169.00	160.37
4	—	898	105.00–126.00	117.80
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,410	150.00	150.00
10	—	1,532	181.00–187.00	183.73
19	—	1,557	161.00–179.00	174.16
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,205	154.00	154.00
9	—	1,284	177.00–189.00	181.67
17	—	1,216	159.00–174.00	166.14
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,290	157.00	157.00
1	—	1,285	194.00	194.00
6	—	1,778	207.00–225.00	215.84

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	958	209.00–232.50	217.27
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,048	187.00–199.00	193.99
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,230	2,650.00–2,850.00	2,755.69

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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

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How it compared 500–600 lb

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How this sale compares

Blue Grass Stockyards (Tuesday) - Lexington, KY

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